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1960s | |
Jose Feliciano's, "Light My Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, baby, like my car
Original Lyrics: Come on, baby, light my fire
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Ray Charles', "Georgia on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Is moving though the pines
Original Lyrics: Is moonlight through the pines
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1970s | |
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Last Train to London"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody was dead, everybody to s***, it felt so right
Original Lyrics: Everybody was there, everybody to share, it felt so right.
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: Danielle, you're a star
Original Lyrics: Daniel, you're a star
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Firefall's, "Just Remember I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: Knowing that tomorrow will be this way again
Original Lyrics: Knowing that tomorrow you'll feel this way again
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying to offend my carnation habit
Original Lyrics: Trying to amend my carnivorous habit
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John Sebastian's, "Welcome Back"
Misheard Lyrics: We always could Spotify
Original Lyrics: We always could spot a friend
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Jose Feliciano's, "Chico and the Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Blazin' skis
Original Lyrics: Plans and schemes
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Jose Feliciano's, "Chico and the Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Demands he's so hard to understand
Original Lyrics: The man, he ain't so hard to understand
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, you're a porn star
Don't stop til you get it up Original Lyrics: Keep on with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough. |
Monty Python's, "Lumberjack Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I cut down trees, I eat my lunch
I go to the lava tree. Original Lyrics: I cut down trees, I eat my lunch
I go to the lavatory. |
Procol Harum's, "Conquistador"
Misheard Lyrics: I could see no place to unwind
Original Lyrics: I could see no maze to unwind
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Ricky Nelson's, "Garden Party"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I went to a goddamn party
Original Lyrics: Well I went to a garden party
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Rolling Stones', "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah, you got plastic boobs.
Original Lyrics: Yeah, you got plastic boots.
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: We gone get Carolina
Original Lyrics: Big ole jet airliner
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The Cars', "Bye Bye Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Its just a fecking alibi
By my love Original Lyrics: It's just a broken lullaby
Bye bye love |
Todd Rundgren's, "Can We Still Be Friends?"
Misheard Lyrics: Things ascend, one by one.
Original Lyrics: Grains of sand, one by one.
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Now and Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Can build it all like glue
Original Lyrics: Can build it all like you
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Big Country's, "In a Big Country"
Misheard Lyrics: But you can't stay here with every single honky head shadow.
Original Lyrics: But you can't stay here with every single hope you had shattered.
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Christopher Cross', "Sailing"
Misheard Lyrics: Well it's not far back to the 70s
Original Lyrics: Well it's not far back to sanity
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Jeffrey Osborne's, "Stay with Me Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Please be mine tonight
Original Lyrics: Please be my delight
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Jeffrey Osborne's, "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you Lou Lou Lou?
Original Lyrics: Can you woo woo woo?
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Mondo Rock's, "Come Said the Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: And she said,
Well I've been waiting for a long time, and you've changed the lock Up-till now it's been the wrong time to know whether to from here or not Ohhh well come with me boy, just take my hand, I'll let you see what you wanna see Come on be a man for me. Original Lyrics: And she said,
Well I've been waiting for a long time, and you've changed a lot. Up-till now it's been the wrong time to know whether to from here or not Ohhh well come with me boy, just take my hand, I'll let you see what you wanna see Come on be a man for me. |
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Survivor's, "Eye of the Tiger"
Misheard Lyrics: Last known survivor's guts are spread in the night
In the night Original Lyrics: And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger |
Talking Heads', "Girlfriend Is Better"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a girlfriend that's better than that
She has a smokin' hot ass Original Lyrics: I got a girlfriend that's better than that
She has the smoke in her eyes. |
The Fabulous Thunderbirds', "Tuff Enuff"
Misheard Lyrics: For you baby I would split the scene
Original Lyrics: For you baby I would swim the sea
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Van Morrison's, "Summertime in England"
Misheard Lyrics: In the church of Satan
In the church of Satan In the church of Satan Original Lyrics: In the church of St. John
In the church of St. John In the church of St. John |
1990s | |
Julian Lennon's, "Salt Water"
Misheard Lyrics: We like the deepest ocean
Original Lyrics: We light the deepest ocean
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Ricky Martin's, "She's All I Ever Had"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the only thing that's weird
Original Lyrics: It's the only thing that's real
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Saigon Kick's, "All I Want is You"
Misheard Lyrics: I would die from a soldier's split
Original Lyrics: I would die from a soldier's bullet
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Sting's, "All This Time"
Misheard Lyrics: And fussing and flapping in priestly black like a murderer crows
Original Lyrics: And fussing and flapping in priestly black like a murder of crows
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2000s | |
Maroon 5's, "This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: This love has taken a toll, I mean...
Original Lyrics: This love has taken its toll on me
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Mary Mary's, "Shackles (Praise You)"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I can with my hands
Original Lyrics: Now I can lift my hands
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Shakira's, "Objection (Tango)"
Misheard Lyrics: Got busy dancing a tango
or Got disco dancing a tango Original Lyrics: Got dizzy dancing a tango
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Shakira's, "Whenever, Wherever"
Misheard Lyrics: We could both make from a distance
Original Lyrics: We could both make fun of distance
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2010s | |
Alessia Cara's, "Not Today"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh you don't know what happy means
If it's all me in your dreams Original Lyrics: Oh you don't know what happy means
If it's only in your dreams |
Alessia Cara's, "Trust My Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you know you're meant for me?
Original Lyrics: Don't you know that you're bad for me?
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Bastille's, "Pompeii"
Misheard Lyrics: Great houses over the hill.
Original Lyrics: Grey clouds roll over the hill.
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Justin Timberlake's, "Can’t Stop the Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: Kiss the Legend
Kiss the Legend Kiss the Legend Original Lyrics: Just imagine
Just imagine Just imagine |
Rave the Reqviem's, "The Svlphvry Void "
Misheard Lyrics: Baby smile
With refrigerator Original Lyrics: Fake a smile
To the verge of breakdown |
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
Misheard Lyrics: Who said three is a cloud
Original Lyrics: Who said three is a crowd
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Sia's, "Elastic Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m still farting carpets.
Original Lyrics: I’m still fighting for peace
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Taylor Swift's, "The Moment I Knew"
Misheard Lyrics: Standing there in my potty dress
Original Lyrics: Standing there in my party dress
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Guy Sebastian's, "Receive the Power"
Misheard Lyrics: Receive the Flower to feed a life unto the world!
Original Lyrics: Receive the Power to be a light unto the world!
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